I had 6th row seats for the last game/Denver, close enough to see the eyes of the players and hear them talking on def and off. When posting up and with the ball, he's canvasing the whole court, apparently looking for the perfect Adelman decision. Three things I noticed: <ul><li>Yao will use his eyes to signal to the entry man what he wants. Example: he often used his eyes to point out a swing pass in prelude to changing his post up position. Giving the high-sign to the PG...pointing with his head to center the ball, because he wants to seal his man that way. <li>Yao will also look around with the ball, like trying to spot the doubles. Sometimes I was yelling, "Take him" quit looking for the doubles <li>Yao also seemed to use his eyes to suggest to the entry man someone was open. Who has the better view of that though?</ul> Has anyone else noticed that Yao's eyes seem much more active this year when posting up. I mean, it's great to see a player looking to be aware of everything around him, to make the perfect Adelman decision, but he's not a PG, and he's not Bill Walton. I'm worried that it's a sign he's thinking too much versus using the Hakeem tunnel vision "fockass" on the rim, that Yao displayed with JVG on many nights. Or what Moses once told Maurice Cheeks, "There's rat in the house; feed him the cheese!" There is another way to view the defense, with your back...feeling them. fockass!
wow this thread is dumb..... yes yes yao uses his eyes to see... like all of us... i cant count the number of lame/gay threads posted about yao on clutchfans.. mostly by chinese posters
i also noticed something similar. when yao brings his arms up with the ball, its to to miss a lay up i kid, i kid
Have you ever sat close enough to see Yao's eyes in previous seasons? How about Barkley or Hakeem? As a 10yr season ticketholder, with nearly 400 live nba games under my belt, this really stood out to me this game. I'm just saying. It just didn't seem normal for a post player. I mean, it didn't seem normal for Yao Ming vs previous years. My first thought was "wow, Yao seems to know the whole offense and where everyone is." Then it was, "JUST TAKE YOUR MAN!" of course, Yao was off that game. That's why I'm asking. Does anyone else with close seats notice a difference this year.
First of all, those are some nice @$$ seats you got there. Can I tag along to a game next time I'm in Denver? That being said. Heypartner is stating things that he noticed at the game. He is asking if anyone has noticed the same things. How is it a dumb thread to ask Yao is thinking to much instead of playing off of instinct? I think that is a legit question.
- _ - ~~~> pass to me high - _ - ~~~> pass to me low - _ - ~~~> swing pass to me - _ - ~~~> entry man is open - _ - ~~~> rejected by rim
ok my bad.. i guess its interesting to point out.. i guess i was just tired of all the threads about all these little things about yao.. like yao goes to the bathroom. .yao and his lovely eye stare at blah blah blah.. or lauren jackson touches yao's boobs.. hah.. and yes i had court side seats before but i dont stare at yao's eyes
I guess what seemed different was he was quick to take his eyes off the entry passer, like he wasn't the first option...some times. Of course, the entry passer had his back to me, so for all I know he wasn't looking at Yao, either. Made me wonder if the complicated offense has him looking around too much, as well as everyone.
Yao's Nose I was sitting close to the floor one time and I noticed Yao twitches his nose to send signals to his teammates. Yao's Ears I was sitting close to the floor one time and I noticed Yao can wiggle his ears. There was no apparent significance. Yao's Feet He has two of them. Has anybody else noticed this?
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I've noticed this quite a bit from Yao. At times it can be good especially considering where the double is coming from, but it seems like too many times he's content to wait for the double to pass it out instead of just taking it to the hole. Not sure if it's conditioning, unselfishness or what.
its conditioning and lack of strength to power over the double team you always see him having a hard time establishing position in the post against quicker guys
